Player trades and free agents

Once the live draft is complete, that is your initial starting squad assembled

But if you’re not happy with your selections there are ways to change your squad once your league is up and running

You can trade players with other managers in your league, as long as you’re not in the middle of an active game week or during a lockout

You can also sign ‘free agents’, as there will inevitably be players that haven’t been picked in the initial live draft, who are essentially new signings that haven’t been picked by any other manager

Some free agents can become ‘restricted free agents’ if you want them to be, meaning everyone in the league can ‘bid’ on them. This is an advanced setting.

Player lockout will lift almost as soon as the final Premier League game of the Game Week has finished, which will then allow you to make trades or sign free agents. So on the first Premier League weekend, lockout will lift pretty much straight after Manchester United and Chelsea’s match finishes